e are pleased to present to you the 2023 edition of the Secrets Audio/Video Showcase. We launched this new method of product information and outreach last year and experienced a great response from our readers and industry friends with many compliments. Our second edition features all-new products and editorial content for your reading pleasure. We hope you enjoy scrolling through the oversize interactive pages and absorbing all the wonderful visual and technical content.

If you are a manufacturer, we invite you to be a part of the 2023 Secrets A/V Showcase. We can continue to add content and update the issue throughout the year, and we would love to have you join the growing list of participants.

As the last couple of years have certainly been trying ones worldwide, our abiding wish for 2023 is really just a simple request. We hope this year brings us all a little closer together and that we can find some more of those special moments, wherever we are, to enjoy the music we love in the manner we choose.

Onward and upward!

Focal Vestia High-Fidelity Loudspeakers

Naim New Classic 200 Series

Designed and engineered by specialists in England, the New Classic range is crafted with care and built to last. Sophisticated yet simple to use, these timeless products aim to bring you years of listening pleasure.

Whether you have known Naim Audio for 50 years, five minutes, or anything in between, we Welcome you to the next milestone in our – and your – musical journey.

The JBL L75ms

SA-C600 Networking Digital Integrated Amp/Streamer/CD Player

am annoyed.

That’s not really anything new, I get annoyed with a great many things on a seemingly more regular basis. But to you know-it-alls and naysayers out there that insist physical media is dead and streaming is king, you can just stuff it as far as I’m concerned. I like and continue to buy physical media and I demand someone make a high-quality device to play it all, properly and with excellent results. The last company to make a player that came close to doing it all was OPPO.

n HiFi, many tweaks claim to improve sound quality, but the isolation of speakers and their component parts is one that truly makes an audible difference.

What is the purpose of a Subwoofer?

ubwoofers make deep bass. Specifically, a good subwoofer will deliver bass that can enhance speakers from 120 Hz down to 32 Hz or deeper. Some of the better subwoofers can deliver bass to 20 Hz, with the largest capable of going as deep as 5 Hz in a proper room. This wide variety of frequency limits for various subwoofers can cause a lot of confusion. Add to this the hype that frequents the arena of subwoofers, and many people just don’t want to bother.